The Manchester United defender - whom Sir Alex Ferguson once said could go on to be the greatest player in the club's history - is a fine centre-back. He is an imposing physical presence. He is versatile. He is an England international.

He is also the Premier League player most likely to make you laugh when he plays the game.

This is nothing to do with his footballing abilities. It's simply that, in his determination to succeed, Jones has an ability to do things on the pitch that are destined to becomes memes and appear all over social media for years to come.

Exhibit A:

Phil Jones' gurning face (Image: Kent Gavin / Daily Mirror)

That is why we are so delighted that Jones has now decided to explain what many people might consider the finest moment of his career.

The greatest header in Premier League history.

On 17th May 2015, United played out a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford. During that match, a long ball seemed to beat Jones and threatened to give Olivier Giroud a clear run on the United goal.

Scrambling on the floor, most defenders would have been lost. Most would have given up. Not Jones. Instead, he did this:

"Not…" (Image: Getty)

"…on…" (Image: Getty Images)

"…my watch!" (Image: Reuters)

Incredibly, despite lying on the floor, the former Blackburn man managed to head the ball against Giroud's shins with such force, the ball bounced off the Frenchman and ran to safety.

It was a thing of glorious, absurd ridiculousness.

And now, more than two years later, Jones has FINALLY revealed exactly what was going through his head at the time:

"It was one of those things," Jones told MUTV. "I misjudged the ball from a goal kick. The ball bounced, I slipped. I tried to get up, I slipped again.

"The only thing I could do was improvise and try to head the ball away, because Giroud was through on goal. It looked silly at the time, but it did the job.

"Looking back on it, it was the slipping and trying to get up stage - that was the funny part. All my mates take the mick out of me for it!

"It was just improvisation. You do what you have to do as a defender. You have to put your neck on the line."